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Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Zola Jesus and J.G. Thirlwell feat. Mivos Quartet’s Versions

By Missy Mazzoli | August 20, 2013

Missy Mazzoli (Victoire) Talks Zola Jesus and J.G. Thirlwell feat. Mivos Quartet’s Versions

The most striking part of Versions, the new album from Nika Roza Danilova, aka Zola Jesus, isn’t the presence of a string quartet or the...

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Braids’ Flourish // Perish

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By Lauren Mayberry | August 19, 2013

Lauren Mayberry (Chvrches) Talks Braids’ Flourish // Perish

It seems to me that, each in their own way, musicians strive to create something beautiful – but for me, the truly beautiful songs are, for want of...

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Vaccines’ Melody Calling

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By Sean Yeaton | August 16, 2013

Sean Yeaton (Parquet Courts) Talks the Vaccines’ Melody Calling

I was recently in Portland performing at a festival at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, which, to digress for a moment, was fantastic — the vibes...

Rick Smith (Torche) Talks Medicine’s To the Happy Few

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By Rick Smith | August 15, 2013

Rick Smith (Torche) Talks Medicine’s To the Happy Few

I was curious if a new Medicine record would be any good. Their debut Shot Forth Self Living was released in 1992 by Creation Records...

Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls) Talks Van Dyke Parks’ Songs Cycled

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By Zac Pennington | August 14, 2013

Zac Pennington (Parenthetical Girls) Talks Van Dyke Parks’ Songs Cycled

Opinions are fickle things. What appeals to the pleasure centers at first blush doesn’t always maintain stamina. Likewise, the longer it takes for...

Kathy Valentine (the Go-Go’s, the BlueBonnets) Talks Blue October’s Sway

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By Kathy Valentine | August 13, 2013

Kathy Valentine (the Go-Go’s, the BlueBonnets) Talks Blue October’s Sway

The first time music made me cry, it was because of the sheer melodic and soulful beauty of what I was listening to, not because the lyrics were...

DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5) Talks Mayer Hawthorne’s Where Does This Door Go

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By DJ Nu-Mark | August 12, 2013

DJ Nu-Mark (Jurassic 5) Talks Mayer Hawthorne’s Where Does This Door Go

The third album for any artist seems to send them on a soul-searching adventure that eventually leads most of them to the age-old question...

Chris Funk (the Decemberists, Black Prairie) Talks Weekend’s Jinx

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By Chris Funk | August 9, 2013

Chris Funk (the Decemberists, Black Prairie) Talks Weekend’s Jinx

I grew up in northwest Indiana, which is basically an endless and extended suburb of Chicago. As it was the suburbs, there was no geographic...

Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines

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By Luke Temple | August 8, 2013

Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic) Talks Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke and I are probably not too different in terms of the music we love — I'm a big lover of soul and r&b. But right now it seems like it's...

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks the Civil Wars’ The Civil Wars

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By Peter Holsapple | August 7, 2013

Peter Holsapple (the dB’s, Holsapple & Stamey, Continental Drifters) Talks the Civil Wars’ The Civil Wars

Some music comes along at a ripe emotional moment. It serves its purpose by distracting from the brittle feelings of what’s actually happening to...